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Comment on March 2012 – Tips & Topics by J. Renee Jones

J. Renee Jones — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:34:55 +0000

Possibly some spiritual persons avoid the topic of God because to do so might have to include a conversation about Jesus Christ which might not set well with believers in “God.” My understanding is that Jesus Christ is the only way to God with us first acknowledging him as our Savior and then accepting him as the ‘king’ of our lives.

Comment on Mindful Midweek – March 28, 2012 by Laurie Barkman

Laurie Barkman — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:49:38 +0000

Great post! Thank you. My baby is turning 18 soon and this is a lesson I am just starting to learn. I wish I had learned it earlier.

Comment on Mindful Midweek – February 29, 2012 by thanks

thanks — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:03:42 +0000

Thanks Don, I have lived with CP in my head for over 16 yrs and have gone down the Medical Rode, the Heroic Road and just about all you can imagine. I know what your saying when you have to just start accepting it and embracing it.

Comment on January 2012 – Tips & Topics by Carol E. Tessman

Carol E. Tessman — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:38:24 +0000

David, I am responding late to your January idea re: The Farm. As a Clinical Psychiatric Nurse who has worked with persons who were similar to the client, in the case study you provided. I believe “The Farm” concept to be excellent and vital for the sake of persons like your case study. Carol E. Tessman, RN, MSN

Comment on January 2012 – Tips & Topics by Gary

Gary — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:53:08 +0000

History and the recycling of ideas either good or bad notwithstanding, would the “Farm Model” be considered valid if it were called the “campus model”, “ranch model”, or “plantation model”? Whatever it is called the model is based upon coercively (either mildly or via legal force) putting someone at an isolated facility location because of their behavior or “care” needs, i.e. they are expensive or difficult to serve with the available resources. The Farm Model misses the point of Housing First, in that if individuals are provided with housing that is their choice it forms a basis for stability and supports the recovery process. Housing is part of the base of Maslow’s pyramid, where the choice of how to meet basic needs builds the foundation of the self-actualization process. Telling people where to live is no more effective in engaging them than is telling them what to eat or drink is. Now, if the individual wants to live on a farm as one of their preferred* choices of housing, this provides a great opportunity to meet their housing need and a chance to engage with them while doing so.
* Side note on housing preference. People frequently have more than one preferred type of housing that they will live in. Helping them identify what these preferences are and how to meet it from the available options is a basic element of providing housing choice.